A 64-Year-Old Man Comes to the Emergency Department Due to 2

question 86

Multiple Choice

A 64-year-old man comes to the emergency department due to 2 days of abrupt-onset fever, malaise, and myalgia.  He has also had nasal discharge, sore throat, and a nonproductive cough.  The patient has a history of hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.  He is a former smoker but does not use alcohol or illicit drugs.  Temperature is 38.3 C (101 F) , blood pressure is 130/70 mm Hg, pulse is 96/min, and respirations are 18/min.  Physical examination shows watery nasal discharge, pharyngeal erythema, and clear lungs on auscultation.  Droplet precautions are immediately instituted to prevent spread of the infection.  Hand hygiene with an alcohol-based disinfectant following patient contact is also initiated.  This patient's infecting pathogen is likely susceptible to the disinfectant due to the presence of which of the following characteristics?

• A)Lipid bilayer envelope
• B)Nucleocapsid proteins
• C)Segmented RNA genome
• D)Surface glycoproteins
• E)Surface ion channels

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